wo mujhe mo'atabar na dekh saka
aur phir umr bhar na dekh saka

is ko manzil to dikh gai fauran
par wo daur-e-safar na dekh saka

kya bataun sitam-zarif ka haal
wo mujhe ek nazar na dekh saka

tujh ko kaise dikhai deta main
tu mujhe is qadar na dekh saka

wo mujhe bar bar udata raha
aur mere khasta par na dekh saka

mere malik ne bhar diya kasa
wo mujhe dar-ba-dar na dekh saka

sab ke sab dekhte rahe taswir
koi diwar par na dekh saka

tu bhi dekh aa ke haalat-e-'ahmad'
aur iqrar kar na dekh saka